Vertical tube furnace is a convenient and energy-saving heat treatment equipment, with a vertical structure of the furnace body, mainly composed of furnace shell, furnace tube, heating element, temperature control system, etc. Vertical tube furnaces have advantages such as mature technology, simple furnace structure, easy operation, easy control, continuous production, low power consumption, high thermal efficiency, and more uniform temperature field for vertical four sided heating. Therefore, they are widely used in various industrial production, laboratory research, and other fields.

Mini experimental vertical tube furnace, mainly used in laboratories of industrial and mining enterprises in universities (click on the picture to view product details)

The application of vertical tube furnaces mainly includes the following application areas:

① Metal processing industry: Vertical tube furnaces are commonly used for heat treatment of metal materials, including annealing, quenching, tempering, carburizing and other processes. These processes can improve the mechanical properties, hardness, toughness, and corrosion resistance of metal materials, giving them better processing performance and service life.
② Ceramic industry: In the ceramic industry, vertical tube furnaces are commonly used for sintering and heat treatment of ceramic materials. By controlling the temperature and atmosphere inside the furnace, sintering and densification of ceramic materials can be achieved, improving their mechanical properties, wear resistance, and corrosion resistance.
③ Electronics industry: In the electronics industry, vertical tube furnaces are commonly used in the manufacturing and heat treatment of semiconductor and optoelectronic devices. For example, annealing, quenching, and heat treatment of semiconductor transistors, integrated circuits, photodetectors, and other devices are also suitable for heat treatment systems such as oxidation, diffusion, and chemical vapor deposition of silicon wafers, IGBTs, polyimides, and thin wafers.
④ Material research: Vertical tube furnaces are also commonly used in the fields of materials science and materials research, for heat treatment of various materials in the laboratory, fluidized bed experiments, and performance testing. These studies can help understand the phase transition behavior, thermal stability, crystal structure, and physical properties of materials. In university laboratories and industrial and mining enterprise laboratories, vertical tube furnaces are used for high, medium, and low temperature chemical vapor deposition (CVD) processes, such as the development of carbon nanotubes, coating of crystalline silicon substrates, and diffusion welding of metal materials.
⑤ Glass industry: In the glass industry, vertical tube furnaces are often used for heating and forming glass products. For example, the heating and shaping of glass panels, glass tubes, and the annealing and quenching treatment during the production process of glassware, glass components, and so on.
⑥ Biomedical applications: In the field of biomedicine, vertical tube furnaces also have certain applications, such as the preparation of medical sensors and surface treatment of biomaterials. It can quickly change the surface properties of materials, making them more biocompatible and bioactive.
⑦ Product testing: Used to test the performance of materials under specific temperature and atmosphere conditions, such as heat resistance, oxidation resistance, and chemical stability.

Industrial vertical tube furnace, mainly used for synthesis gas pyrolysis, fluidized bed, etc. (click on the picture to view product details)

Vertical tube furnaces play an important role in various applications that require precise control of heating processes and atmosphere conditions due to their structure and operational characteristics. It has a wide range of applications in industrial production, but it also needs to be selected and adjusted according to the characteristics of raw materials and process requirements.Click to learn more Vertical tube furnace! Or click on online customer service to learn more about product information!